Understanding the demand for flood insurance

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 96-110

  Kousky, Carolyn ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster insurance; Floods; Insurance demand; NFIP

Indexed keywords

CENSUS TRACTS; DISASTER INSURANCE; FLOOD-PLAINS; MISSOURIS; NFIP; ST. LOUIS COUNTY;

FLOOD INSURANCE;

DATA SET; FLOOD; FLOODPLAIN; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LEVEE; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MISSOURI; SAINT LOUIS COUNTY [MISSOURI]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957608775     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000025     Document Type: Article

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